Salman Al-Awadhi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salman Saud Abdulaziz Ali Mohammed Al-Awadhi | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Arabi | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015-2022 | Al-Arabi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Al-Arabi | 67 | (24) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018-2019 | Kuwait U-20 | 12 | (6) |
| 2019-2024 | Kuwait U-23 | 14 | (9) |
| 2022– | Kuwait | 18 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 December 2024 | |||
Salman Al-Awadhi (born 4 December 1999) is a Kuwaiti professional soccer player who plays as a Forward for Al-Arabi and Kuwait national football team.[1][2]
Club career
Al-Arabi
Salman made his debut in the 2019-20 Kuwaiti Premier League infamous winning season, scoring 2 goals against Kuwait SC in his debut. playing for 3 divisions with the club in his first 3 seasons featuring as a substitute mainly. and scoring an equalizer and winning penalty against Kuwait SC in the Crown Prince Cup final.[3] alongside featuring in AFC Champions League Two and AFC Challenge League seasons, Salman is a key player for the club as a fast-paced dominant forward.
National career
Hamad earned his first call-up in June 2022 in a friendly against Singapore. He scored his first goal against Yemen on 14 September 2024. featured in 26th Arabian Gulf Cup and 2023 SAFF Championship squads and played in 2026 World Cup qualifiers.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other [a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Arabi | 2019–20 | KPL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 95 | 32 | ||
- ^ All appearance(s) in Kuwait Crown Prince Cup, Kuwait Super Cup, Kuwait Federation Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in AFC Challenge League
International
- As of match played 5 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 September 2024 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait |  Yemen |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly |
Honours
Al-Arabi
- Kuwait Premier League: 2020-21
- Kuwait Emir Cup: 2019-20
- Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: 2021-22, 2022-23
- Kuwait Super Cup: 2021
Kuwait
- SAFF Championship (Runner Up): 2023
References
- ^ "Salman Al-Awadhi - stats, career and market value". FotMob.
- ^ "Salman Al-Awadhi".
- ^ https://www.alraimedia.com/article/1581127/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9
- ^ https://www.alqabas.com/article/5938142-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%83/
- ^ "Salman Al-Awadhi". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 5 March 2025.